PRIDE AT 39 | June 01, 2009 Not to downplay this year's Pride Week or anything, but the annual weeklong mélange of events geared toward New England's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community is just one year shy of its 40th anniversary. Which makes it sort of like the night before Christmas.

THE CRASH COURSE | May 06, 2009 It was a sunny but brisk Friday afternoon in March when my bike was hit.

EAT IT, HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL! | May 06, 2009 It's a Thursday afternoon at Lexington High, and 20 or so students have congregated in a music room surrounded by racks of folding chairs and sporting a sleek black Steinway baby grand.